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If Canadian politics is not broken, as the CBC frames the question, then it certainly is seriously bent. For one thing, we are desperately short one centre-right political movement. The Progressive Conservative party of Diefenbaker, Stanfield, Mulroney, Clark, Wilson, et al. is dead and gone. Rarely has its absence been more keenly felt than now, in this oddest of pre-elections seasons.

Toronto politicians took on Wednesday a key step toward building the city’s first gay-focused sports and recreation centre.
Only two members of council — Mayor Rob Ford and Councillor James Pasternak — voted against the proposed development by the 519 Church Street Community Centre, expected to cost about $100-million, one-third of which would be funded by the three levels of government.

David Miliband, considered the front-runner to lead the Labour Party, was ridiculed in newspapers Saturday over his six-page guide on how to throw a dinner party for his campaign.The former foreign secretary, one of five candidates for the post vacated by Gordon Brown, was lampooned for his step-by-step guide to "what you should be doing" once "you've decided to hold a house meeting for David".It begins with some stock paragraphs to read down the phone to invitees -- and, remember, "No one can resist a delicious spread of food!".

Anti-capitalist protesters of the 'Occupy London' movement have vacated a building in the city's financial district less than a day after entering it, they said on Sunday.'Occupy London' activists entered the abandoned nine-storey Roman House building -- formerly used by finance companies -- in the Barbican arts and conference centre in the early hours of Saturday.But they left the premises later in the day after a request from contractors employed by the building's owners.